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Talking about the philosophy of the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi about preventing wastage of all resources especially electricity, Goyal said that, “a sustainable lifestyle is important for the future of the planet and if the planet has to be saved for the future generations, it is I, you and we all who have to collectively make a difference and act today itself. We are running out of time.”

The government will come out with policy directive on quality of modules by the end of this month and will eventually cover the entire solar value chain, including wafers and poly silicon, over the next two years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said here

By 2023, Tamil Nadu will be the market leader in power sector and will attain the number one position, Tamil Nadu electricity minister P. Thangamani said on Thursday after signing an MoU with the Rural Electrification Corporation, government of India.

In two days, solar tariff has fallen to Rs 2.44 a unit from Rs 2.62 a unit, and by 80 per cent in the past six years. Such a massive fall is unprecedented in the history of solar power across the world.

Investors are now waiting to see if those numbers are confirmed on Wednesday by official figures on weekly USA crude and oil product inventories from the US government’s Department of Energy, due out at 1430 GMT

The International Energy Agency (IEA) will review its electric vehicle (EV) use and oil demand forecasts after India and China recently signalled new policies in favour of electric cars and vehicles using other alternatives to gasoline

INFRASTRUCTURE

In a significant step, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday laid the foundation stone in Badrinath for the final location survey of an ambitious Rs 43,000-crore project to link the four important Hindu shrines in the Himalayan state of Uttarakhand.

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu today laid the foundation stone in Badrinath for the final location survey of an ambitious Rs 43,000-crore project to link the four important Hindu shrines in the hills of Uttarakhand.

The Itanagar Municipal Council Chief Councillor Kipa Kaku informed that Itanagar under the aegis of smart city Itanagar have participated in the third edition of smart cities India 2017 Expo at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from May 10 to 12